Some venerable specimens of the domestic architecture of the middle ages bear to this day the marks of popular violence.

The roads were in many places made impassable by a selfappointed police, which stopped every traveller till he proved that he was not a Papist.

The Thames was infested by a set of pirates who, under pretence of searching for arms or delinquents, rummaged every boat that passed.

Obnoxious persons were insulted and hustled.

Many persons who were not obnoxious were glad to ransom their persons and effects by bestowing some guineas on the zealous Protestants who had, without any legal authority, assumed the office of inquisitors.
But in all this confusion, which lasted several days and extended over many counties, not a single Roman Catholic lost his life.